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Gaines Sturdivant

Red Light Management Artist Manager

Gaines Sturdivant is an artist manager located in Red Light Management’s Nashville offices, where he handles touring strategy for Martina McBride and co-manages Craig Morgan, Dustin Lynch and Drake White. Sturdivant formally entered the field of artist management in 2007 handling day-to-day operations for artists Julie Roberts and Chris Young. His initial work in Country music ultimately led him to Nashville, where he joined Red Light in 2009, touching the careers of Tim McGraw, ALABAMA, and The Mavericks. He is a founding member of the Manager’s Think Tank for the GRAMMY Creators Alliance and an advocate for the larger creative community.